It is a uniquely masochistic pleasure to read ten-year-old newspaper editorials and see just how precisely they nailed the mechanics of our current misery. Back in June 2016, exactly a decade ago, The Guardian dropped its final, desperate endorsement for the Remain campaign: "Keep connected and inclusive, not angry and isolated." At the time, the …
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When Harry S. Truman placed that famous sign on his desk proclaiming “The buck stops here,” it was meant as a declaration of accountability. Truman understood the terrifying weight of executive power. The phrase did not mean the president personally knew everything. It meant that after experts argued, generals briefed, diplomats negotiated, economists calculated and …
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For 250 years, the United States cultivated an image of itself as a republic different from the monarchies, oligarchies and patronage systems that dominated much of human history. Its institutions were designed around a simple principle: public office should not be a route to personal enrichment or the receipt of favours from foreign powers. That …
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